Frequently Asked Questions: This page contains answers to common questions of students and parents.

1. When are you available for extra help?
2. What do I do if I am absent?
3. What about makeup labs?
4. When I go to "Grades", what do the numbers under each assignment mean?
5. How do you arrive at the quarterly grade?

When are you available for extra help?

Extra help for Science courses is on Mondays after school.  I may also be available on Wednesdays 
and Thursdays after school.  Please check with me prior to staying.

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What do I do if I am absent?

Students are responsible for all make-up work.  Get the notes from the class 
you miss from a classmate.  Homework assignments are available under your 
class period's calendar on this website.  
Assignments that were due on the date of your absence are due the day you 
return to school.

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What about makeup labs?

Any missed lab work needs to be made up after school on the Monday following the missed class.

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When I go to "Grades", what do the numbers under each assignment mean?

The number under an assignment tells you how many points you earned on that assignment.  The 
general breakdown of the maximum points possible for assignments is as follows:  Homework = 2 
points; Lab Activity = 10; Quiz = 20; Test = 50.

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How do you arrive at the quarterly grade?

Using a point-based grading system, I simply take the total number of points you earned for the 
quarter and divide it by the total possible points.  For example, if there were 250 possible points 
to be 
earned in a quarter and you earned a total of 200 points, your grade would be: 200/250 = 0.8 = 
80% 
(B-).

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